Tuesday, June 14, 2016

By Lisa Snyder


The human body naturally eliminates chemicals in the form of toxins through the skin. These toxins result into a natural odor on the body, which can be very unpleasant in some cases. To prevent such odors, people often opt to use deodorants. People choose a specific deodorant and stick with it for the rest of their lives, always wearing wherever they go. For that reason, it is important to choose a product that lasts for a long time and still remains toxin free.

The talk about toxin free deodorants always cause people to think about one class of products. These class is the class of aluminum free deodorant products. Many claims have been put forward as to why avoidance of aluminium-based deodorants is important. One of these reasons is that they cause cancer. However, no evidence currently exists to link cancer to the products, even though research in that direction is ongoing.

However, the need to adopt natural alternatives instead of aluminium products is supported by many reasons. First, aluminium products mask body odor through production of sweet smells. This is not healthy because it avoids solving the main problem. Baking soda contained in natural alternatives help to prevent odor-causing bacteria from forming. Therefore, they are better at managing bad body odor.

Although the link between cancer and aluminium currently does not have any evidence to support it, there exists a correlation between high aluminium diseases and Alzheimer disease. This has the implication that high concentration of aluminium may also cause Alzheimer disease. As such, avoiding consuming aluminium through deodorants is highly advisable to avoid running the risk of suffering from Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer disease affects many young people worldwide.

Pregnant women are advised to avoid aluminium-based deodorants. The reason for this is that they introduce toxic materials into the human body. In a similar fashion that smoking and drinking are discouraged for expectant women, chemical deodorants must be avoided. What the body of the mother takes in is passed into the body of the child. Therefore, the heavy metals passed to the unborn child from the body of the mother may affect it negatively.

The use of natural deodorants improve the health of the skin. Heavy commercial deodorant products may cause wear and tear to the skin in the long run. This may result into dry and chaffed skin, which most people try hard to avoid. In the same way, chemical deodorants have parabens, which are estrogenic, as part of their contents. Estrogen is absorbed through the skin and may upset hormonal balance within the body.

Some people have sensitive skins which may not do well with metal additives in deodorants. Application of these metals may result in heavy lumps, hives, and rashes among other effects. Chemical deodorants particularly cause adverse reaction. In contrast, natural products rarely cause adverse reactions in the skin when applied.

Finally, when comparing the prices, chemical deodorants are relatively more expensive that natural ones. That is another reason for going with natural alternatives. Purchases can be made online and from stores dealing in related products. All ingredients in a product are usually indicated on its container. The list should always be checked be purchasing.




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